Highway Maintenance Assessor

Highway Maintenance Assessor

Full Time | Permanent

Location: West Midlands

Salary: £36,000-£38,000 per annum

Start date: Flexible

Are you an experienced highway maintenance professional looking to share your skills with the next generation of technicians?

About the Role

As a Highway Maintenance Assessor, you'll assess apprentices working towards their Highways Maintenance apprenticeship standard, visiting them in the workplace to track their progress and support their development.

You'll join a further education provider in the West Midlands, working closely with employers, tutors and apprentices to plan reviews, record evidence of progress and prepare learners for their end-point assessment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing apprentices' progress in essential road maintenance skills, including surface repair and kerb and pavement maintenance.
• Conducting regular reviews with the apprentice, employer and tutor to discuss progress and achievements.
• Supporting apprentices to gather the off-the-job learning hours, functional skills and record of evidence needed to reach Gateway.
• Preparing apprentices for their end-point assessment, including the knowledge test and the practical task covering bitumen laying, kerb laying, and concrete or modular paving.
• Confirming learner competency alongside the employer ahead of Gateway.

Essential Qualification

• A relevant qualification in highway maintenance, or significant industry experience

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• has hands-on experience working within highway maintenance or a related industry
• enjoys mentoring and supporting learners to develop practical, industry-ready skills
• is comfortable working outdoors and alongside skilled tradespeople in real highway environments
• can build strong working relationships with employers, tutors and apprentices

If you're ready to help shape the next generation of highway maintenance operatives, we'd love to hear from you.